gambol
verb (used without object)
to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
gamboled
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past participleof gambol.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gambol.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gambolverb (used without object)to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
Example Sentences
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Three dogs gamboled about as Kristof, whose curly hair is graying, spoke during the interview in a shed.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
They squawked and gamboled for the Chicken Shack dance cam.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
She gamboled along to the music on Cannon Green behind the iconic Nassau Hall and screeched with glee.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2021
Here, in the salad years, the movie greats gamboled … Laurel and Hardy, W.C.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 30, 2020
The dogs leaped and gamboled around her, and she put them down with vague, kind gestures.
From Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
